Trust issue almost breaks up Heidi and Mike

Experts rally to save couple from destruction.

Leading into the Commitment Ceremony, Mike and Heidi were still arguing about a disagreement they’d had the previous night.

In short – Jess told Heidi she felt Mike had somehow convinced her to sleep with Mick. Heidi defended Mike and later, the pair made a plan to discuss it as a united front with Jess. Only, Mike accidentally bumped into Jess when Heidi wasn’t around. Jess volunteered that Mike shouldn’t worry and it wasn’t a drama after all. Seeing Mike talking to Jess, Heidi fired up and declared Mike had shattered all trust between them.

Speaking of challenging, hours later the pair were still debating whether or not all trust had indeed been broken and if Heidi was overreacting.

“We broke up,” Heidi said. “So how is this not catastrophic?”

Although he was baffled, Mike agreed without trust, there was nothing between them. “We can get past it, can’t we?” he pleaded but Heidi simply couldn’t see how.

“I wish I didn’t care about her,” Mike said, frustrated. “It would make life so much easier.”

As the pair deliberated on whether to Leave or Stay, they were both questioning themselves and their relationship. “Mike doesn’t realise that we are pretty much over,” Heidi said sadly as Mike pondered whether or not he was actually as insensitive as she alleged.

Sitting down with the experts during the Commitment Ceremony, Heidi confessed she had lost hope with the relationship.

Expert Mel Schilling pushed Heidi as to why she was still upset about the matter, finally getting to the realisation that Heidi was trying to push Mike away.

“Has it occurred to you that you may be sabotaging a really good thing here?” Mel asked, as Heidi admitted she knew she was. “I just feel so angry,” Heidi said, explaining she did in fact adore Mike, but that fact alone scared her.

“If your best friend was in this position right now, what advice would you give her?” expert John Aiken asked, listening to Heidi admit she didn’t know what to do. The answer was clear instantly for Heidi, to wipe the slate clean every day and decide if you wanted to be with your partner – something she hadn’t done with Mike.

“You’re making a choice to not want to get over it,” John prompted, as Heidi realised the pattern she had in past relationships was reappearing again. “You guys are a very strong couple and you’re essentially eroding your bond,” said John, urging them both to learn to face mistakes, forgive them and let go.

“I care about her,” Mike said as he held up his card, showing he wanted to “Stay.” Heidi was overwhelmed as she told Mike, “There’s a glimmer, there’s a little sparkle…” and also showed that she had written “Stay.”

“Dig in, give each other a fresh chance,” John encouraged as the pair hugged and vowed to start anew.

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